Awesome summer of backpacking started before Memorial Day on the Manistee River with friends:

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Then just after Memorial Day on North Manitou Island w/ my greatest backpacking partner of all:

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And then on Labor Day weekend on the Manistee River again:

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That Manitou trip was her first and we did just 12 mi in 2 days; On this past trip to the Manistee River Trail she did 20.5 in 2 days; 16 on those was in ONE day!

Really amazing little lady; words can’t express how grateful I am to have her! So fun!!!!